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New Zealand gets two deputy PMs after marathon coalition talks

After weeks of negotiations, incoming PM Christopher Luxon announces that populist Winston Peters and libertarian David Seymour will share deputy role

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New Zealand in limbo one month after election as government coalition negotiations drag on

Incoming PM Christopher Luxon must bring together the libertarian Act party and populist New Zealand First, parties that have major differences

The Guardian - AU

Final New Zealand election results show National party will need populist NZ First to govern

Centre-right party loses two seats in final tally and will need to rely on traditional partner Act as well as NZ First to form coalition

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New Zealand in political limbo as National considers shape of coalition

Centre-right party ousted Labour in election but outstanding votes will determine if National needs populist party NZ First to govern

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New Zealand election 2023: voters head to the polls

No campaigning allowed and media outlets unable to publish anything that may influence voters on New Zealand election day

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The chilling cost of going back to the polls

The expense of a second election is just too high, says former Prime Minister Helen Clark. She should know. Jonathan Milne crunches the numbers.

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Seymour floats confidence-only support for National

As National repeatedly says it won't institute specific Act policies, the Act leader reveals his party's support for any government could be highly conditional

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Stuart Nash breached official information laws - Ombudsman

The former minister breached the Official Information Act by improperly withholding emails in which he discussed confidential Cabinet discussions with two of his political donors, Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier found.

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Electoral review recommends 3.5% threshold, voting age of 16

An independent review of New Zealand's electoral system has concluded a major shake-up of MMP is needed to ensure a fairer and more accessible democracy.

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Call for official information penalties following Nash saga

Officials who knowingly break the country's official information law need more than a slap on the wrist, experts say as the Ombudsman investigates a former minister's email to donors.

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What will become of Mt Albert without an MP?

Unless National chooses to force a by-election, constituents will be left unrepresented when Jacinda Ardern exits Parliament in April. Bonnie Harrison looks at what could happen in the electorate.

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From hot mics to goneburgers - 2022 had it all

Newsroom's 2022 Political Awards: It's been a slow crawl to the finish line of this monster political year full of highs, lows and everything in-between, writes political editor Jo Moir

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The Week in Detail: Vietnam, entrenching law, Covid summer

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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The problem with entrenching party policy

Could entrenching part of the Three Waters legislation set a dangerous precedent?

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How passive, avoidant NZ can become a republic

Sarah Jocelyn and Professor Andrew Geddis argue that any constitutional transformation towards a republic would be complex but not impossible

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How will the three strikes law be judged?

The three strikes legislation is in the process of being repealed - how will history judge one of the most controversial justice reforms of recent years?

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